Postcode · Romford
Crime in RM5 3HS
How much crime is recorded in RM5 3HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Romford North
- Council
- Havering
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,613 (2024)
RM5 3HSRomford
How safe is RM5 3HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RM5 3HS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
RM5 3HSNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Other theft3.24.5
Burglary3.09.1
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs1.92.4
Public order1.54.6
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.